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Events for March 24, 2011
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Workshop on Use-Inspired Agents and Multiagent Systems
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
"Workshop on Use-Inspired Agents and Multiagent Systems"
Workshop will be held at USC on main campus, in either HNB or SSL or similar location, and it will be open to everyone.
Date: March 24
Location: USC main campus
Time: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Host: Milind Tambe
Location: USC Main Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kanak Agrawal
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CENG Seminar
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mingoo Seok, Texas Instruments
Talk Title: Extremely Energy Efficient Integrated Circuit and System Design for Millimeter Scale Implantable Medical Devices
Abstract: Millimeter scale implantable medical devices with years of lifetime can bring revolutionary advancements in health care. They could be safely introduced into human body without invasive operations and constantly monitor physiological signs without having to be replaced. However, it is very challenging to create such devices. Why? Conventional circuit and system design techniques fail to deliver the required energy efficiency to satisfy such long lifetime requirement with the constraint of almost invisible system volume. In order to improve energy efficiency, it has been suggested to scale supply voltage down to near or below transistor threshold voltages. However, such ultra low voltage operation is by itself insufficient to achieve the sub-nW power budget of millimeter scale medical devices. Also, it creates several other challenges such as performance degradation, heightened variability, and circuit robustness.
In this talk, I will discuss ultra low voltage systems and present a range of new circuit, and architectural design approaches to overcome the above challenges, and thus lead to millimeter scale medical systems. This talk will focus on three relevant projects from my dissertation: a 35pW sensing platform (Phoenix Processor), a 2-transistor voltage reference, and a Fast Fourier Transform core. In these projects, we successfully improved energy efficiency, performance, and variability, bringing the abstract concept of millimeter scale medical devices towards practical applications. Our proposed approaches provided record-setting energy efficiency in major building blocks such as microcontrollers, embedded memories, power conversion circuits, and DSP accelerators. The improvements were extensively verified through numerous silicon demonstrations.
Biography: Mingoo Seok is currently pursiung PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Seokâs thesis is entitled âExtreme Power-Constrained Integrated Circuit Designâ. His research contributions and interest are in the area of sub- or near-threshold logic circuits and ultra low power architectures and sensors. During his PhD, he published more than 25 journal and conference papers. His work contributed to the improvement of energy efficiency, performance, and variability in energy-constrained systems, allowing the abstract concept of millimeter-scale implantable medical devices to be translated into practical applications.
Mingoo Seok received a 1998 Excellency Fellowship from Seoul National University, a 1999 Distinguished Undergraduate Scholarship from the Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, a 2005 Doctoral Fellowship from the same organization, and a 2008 Rackham Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Michigan. He also won the 2009 AMD/CICC Student Scholarship Award for picowatt voltage reference design and 2009 DAC/ISSCC Student Design Contest for the 35pW sensor platform design, also known as Phoenix Processor. He holds one pending US patent and two invention disclosures. He is currently a member of technical staff at the R&D center of Texas Instruments, focusing on ultra low power communication systems and security-enhancing circuit techniques.
Host: Prof. Viktor Prasanna
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Transfer Credit Workshop
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Planning on takes class this summer at a school closer to home? Come to this workshop to learn how to submit your courses for approval and to make sure that the courses are equivalent to what's offered at USC.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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Distinguished Lecture Series - Cancelled
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 12:45 PM - 01:50 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Diana Huffaker,
Host: Professor Armani
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
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Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Decision Time! How do you decipher and evaluate job offers? How do you begin the negotiations phase? Attend this workshop and learn helpful tips that will help guide you through the process.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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eHarmony Inc. Information Session
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Tau Beta Pi Caucus
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
New members come to caucus to meet current members and be elected to officially join Tau Beta Pi.
**if you cannot attend caucus, you MUST email us at tbp@usc.edu to set up an appointment to meet with an e-board member instead.
New members, bring a check for initiation fee, copy of your resume and a food item for 10 people.
***All members are highly encouraged and strongly asked to come. It is a great opportunity to officially meet new members. We need you to meet and evaluate the new members. Also, they get to meet you.
Since this is such an important event, we will be offering 2 stole points for attending.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 601
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tau Beta Pi
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Ballet for the 21st Century: Wendy Whelan and the Choreography of Christopher Wheeldon
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Join us for a thrilling evening of dance and discussion as Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall of the New York City Ballet perform two masterworks of the 21st century, Christopher Wheeldonâs After the Rain and Liturgy. One of the leading choreographers of his generation, Wheeldon created these breathtakingly beautiful and innovative dances in collaboration with his muse, the incomparable Wendy Whelan, whom the New York Times calls âone of the great ballerinas of our time.â Following the performance, Whelan and her dance partner, Craig Hall, will talk about ballet and how these works evolved through collaboration. The works are already being performed by dance companies around the world, inviting audiences to experience a multifaceted art that Wheeldon calls âsculpture in motion.â
Wendy Whelan is a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet. She has danced featured roles in ballets such as George Balanchineâs Concerto Barocco, âRubiesâ and âDiamondsâ from Jewels, The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Nightâs Dream, Mozartiana, Orpheus, Swan Lake, Stravinsky Violin Concerto and Symphony in C; Jerome Robbinsâs Dances at a Gathering, Glass Pieces and In G Major; Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharpâs Brahms/Handel; Peter Martinsâs Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake; and William Forsytheâs Behind the China Dogs. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her fall 2007 performances with Morphoses at Sadlerâs Wells, and she has toured extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Craig Hall is a soloist with the New York City Ballet. He has danced featured roles in George Balanchineâs Agon, The Four Temperaments, The Nutcracker, Serenade and La Sonnambula; Jerome Robbinsâs Afternoon of a Faun, The Cage and Fanfare; Peter Martinsâs Romeo + Juliet, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake; Christopher Wheeldonâs After the Rain; and Angelin Preljocajâs La Stravaganza. Hall has won several awards, including a National Foundation for the Advancement in Arts scholarship.
Organized by William Handley (English).
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu
Location: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
